Thailand calls up naturalized players from the US, ready to challenge Vietnam women's team at ASEAN Cup 2025

TPO - The Thai women's national football team has just announced the squad list for the ASEAN Cup 2025, a tournament in which they are in the same group as the Vietnamese women's national football team. Notably, they have called up two naturalized players.

Madison Casteen is a promising forward for the Thai women's team.

Those are Julie Gronning and Madison Casteen. Both players have American and Thai ancestry. They currently play for American clubs. Julie Gronning plays as a midfielder while Madison Casteen is a forward. Both have had the opportunity to represent the Thailand U20 women's national team in international matches recently.

Both possess excellent physique and fitness. Coupled with training in a highly professional environment, both promise to play important roles in the functioning of the Thai women's national team.

Supporting these players is a host of young domestic stars from Thailand. Notably, Thailand brought a very young squad to Vietnam to participate in the ASEAN Cup 2025. The average age of the team is only 21. This statistic reflects Thailand's steadfast commitment to rejuvenating its women's national team, even though this plan is facing numerous questions due to their drastically declining performance.

Thai women's football is making efforts to rejuvenate its squad.

In their last 12 matches, they lost 6, drew 1, and won 5. However, it's noteworthy that Thailand's wins were only against weaker opponents. Thailand recently suffered a surprising defeat to India in the 2026 Asian Cup qualifiers, a loss that meant they failed to qualify for the Asian Cup for the first time in decades and missed out on the 2027 Women's World Cup.

Due to their youth development policy, Thailand has left many of their top-performing players at home. These include Tiffany Sornpao, Kanjanaporn Saenkhun, Kanyanat Chetthabutr, and Jiraporn Mongkoldee. With a squad mostly composed of players born in 2000 or later, can Thailand challenge the Vietnamese women's national team when the two teams meet on August 12th?

LIST OF THAI WOMEN'S SQUAD FOR ASEAN CUP 2025

Goalkeeper:

• Pawarisa Homyamyen (2004 - Club: Chonburi)

• Chonticha Panyarung (2008 - Khon Kaen Sports School)

• Chalisa Phongoen (2004 - Free)

Defender:

• Supaporn Inthraprasit (2004 - Chonburi)

• Thanchanok Cheunarom (2006 - Chonburi)

• Natcha Kaewanta (2006 - Chonburi)

• Parichat Thongrong (2006 - Nakhon Si Thammarat Sports)

• Sakuna Senabuth (1995 - Bangkok)

• Sankunkan Chompooseang (2005 - Kasem Bundit University)

• Pinyaphat Klinklai (2008 - Nakhon Si Thammarat Sports)

• Pawarisa Keram (2008 - Kasem Bundit University)

Midfielder:

• Pluemjai Sontisawat (2003 - Chonburi)

• Thawanrat Promthongmee (2004 - Chonburi)

• Pattaranan Aupachai (2002 - Chonburi)

• Rinyaphat Moondong (2007 - Chonburi)

• Chatchawan Rodthong (2002 - Bangkok)

• Pichayatida Manowang (2006 - Bangkok)

• Ploychompoo Somnuek (2002 - Bangkok)

• Julie Gronning (2007 - Wasatch SC)

Forward:

• Wiranya Kwaenkasikarm (2005 - Chonburi)

• Janista Jinantuya (2003 - Bangkok)

• Kanjanathat Poomsri (2003 - Kasem Bundit University)

• Madison Casteen (2007 - NC Courage Academy)

Source: https://tienphong.vn/thai-lan-goi-cau-thu-nhap-tich-tu-my-san-sang-thach-thuc-tuyen-nu-viet-nam-tai-asean-cup-2025-post1765993.tpo